Sr. Automation and Controls Engineer; Battery at Rivian

About Rivian

Rivianis on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions‑free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

The Automation Controls Engineer for Equipment Engineering are the production line experts for controls in the facility in Normal, IL. This is Heavy PLC programming role. The team troubleshoots any technical issues during production, sometimes working with engineers on any changes, upgrades or configurations that are needed for future production changes.

This role would be located in the Battery department. This role is located at our Normal, IL facility and reports directly to the Manager, Automation Controls Engineering.

• Participate in various controls equipment buy-offs at vendor sites and at Rivian’s factory in Normal, IL for FAT, SAT, and safety.
• Participate in development of controls standards and specifications by feeding back lessons‑learned and gaps from each project to ensure that future projects will run smoother.
• Continuously improve the production lines by reducing cycle time, reducing downtime, and improving quality.
• Maintain, modify, and properly version control equipment programs, configuration files, and documentation as changes are implemented. This includes but is not limited to hardware, electrical, safety, pneumatic, network, PLC, HMI, Robot, SCADA, and MES.
• Add or remove network devices from the equipment as needed, updating network switch configurations as needed.
• Troubleshoot, improve, and add features to PLCs using Ladder Logic and/or Structured Text with an emphasis on code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable.
• Troubleshoot, improve, and add features to HMIs to make them more user‑friendly, intuitive and suitable for operating and troubleshooting equipment.
• Implement and make modifications to MES logic for production and performance management in the PLCs and HMIs.
• Ensure proper implementation of and modifications to (ANSI/RIA
  15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment.
• Train Production and Maintenance teams in proper use of the equipment and troubleshooting from the HMI.

• 3-5 years of Controls Engineering experience or equivalent work experience.
• BS/MS Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Expertise with common controls hardware components used in high‑volume manufacturing.
• Hands‑on experience integrating and commissioning high volume manufacturing equipment.
• In‑depth knowledge of Safety standards (ANSI/RIA
  15.06, OSHA).
• Experience participating in safety design reviews and validating equipment safeties during buy‑off.
• In‑depth knowledge of Electrical Standards (NFPA
  79, National Electric Code, UL508A).
• Experience developing electrical schematics using EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, or similar.
• Advanced proficiency programming industrial equipment using various IEC 61131‑3 languages.
• Experience writing standard and safety PLC projects from scratch for high‑volume manufacturing equipment using Rockwell, Siemens, or Beckhoff PLCs.
• Experience creating HMI projects from scratch for high‑volume manufacturing equipment using Factory Talk View, WinCC, Ignition, Wonderware, TwinCAT HMI, or similar.
• Experience programming and troubleshooting industrial 6‑axis robots such as Fanuc, ABB, Kawasaki, etc. is preferred.
• Experience troubleshooting common fieldbus networks such as Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, or Profinet.
• Knowledge of communications between machine PLCs and database systems.
• Experience interfacing manufacturing equipment with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

The salary range for this role is $98,500 - $123,300 for Illinois based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in…